Author: Tahir Ahmed

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Manchester City’s troubles from last season were exposed once more in a humbling 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Saturday that raised questions over their quest to regain the Premier League title. Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha struck for the Europa League winners just before half-time as Spurs went top of the table, making it a perfect start for Thomas Frank after two league games in charge. City’s run of four consecutive titles came to a spectacular end last season as they finished a distant third behind Liverpool and Arsenal. A 4-0 thrashing of Wolves on the…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has urged members of the State House of Assembly to fully support the administration of his successor, Governor Usman Ododo. Bello made the appeal during a meeting with a group of legislators at his Abuja residence on 19 August. A 29-second video of the gathering has since circulated on social media, drawing attention to the ex-governor’s influence over the state’s political landscape. The meeting included a newly elected lawmaker from the 16 August by-election. In the video, Bello was seen addressing the legislators while some of them sat…

By SaiduAdamu, Jalingo The Environmental and Social Safeguard (E&SS), through the Inclusive Basic Service Delivery and Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Project (IBSDLEIP) has trained participants drawn across flood-prone communities in Taraba State on the impact of flood and it’s mitigation and prevention. Mr Shadrach Semaka, Sector Head of (IBSDLEIP) who declared the workshop open in Jalingo on Saturday said that the workshop is part of efforts to tackle the ever worsening impact of flood occasioned by climate change and unhealthy human practices. Semaka explained that the idea is to train flood mitigation champions who will, in turn, serve as ambassadors in…

By Saidu Adamu, Jalingo The Fulani community in Karim Lamido local government area of Taraba State has condemned the killing of Two soldiers on a peace mission in the area. Secretary of the group Alhaji Ahmed Isa Karim who made the condemnation while speaking with Journalists in Jalingo on Saturday said that the situation was most unfortunate and should not have happened in the first place. While narrating the sad incident, Ahmed said that, while he was not justifying the attack on security personnel, the Fulani were forced to fight back when the army sided with the Bandawa militia and…

By NEXTER The National Association of Jukun Wanu (NAJUWA) says its attention has been drawn to a disturbing and provocative motion recently sponsored in the Benue State House of Assembly by Hon. Pharm. (Sir) Dugeri Thomas Terzungwe (Kwande West Constituency), seeking to rename several towns and communities across Benue State and part of Nasarawa State to reflect “indigenous Tiv identity and cultural heritage.” NAJUWA said the legislative move is not only historically unfounded and culturally insensitive, but also exposes a coordinated, long-standing agenda of ethnic expansionism by Tiv elites -one that aims to dispossess indigenous nationalities such as the Jukun-Wanu,…

By NEXTER The Niger-South Senior Stakeholders’ Forum (NSSF) has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a listening leader who is committed to ensuring equal opportunity for all sections of the country. The forum said this in a letter of appreciation to the President on the renewal of appointment of Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa as Managing Director of the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC), for a second and final term. According to the letter, signed by the forum’s Secretary-General, Dr. Mohammed Santuraki (Santurakin Nupe), President Tinubu’s decision to overturn the earlier appointment of someone from a non-N-HYPPADEC state…

By Saidu Adamu, Jalingo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Abner Shittu as winner of the Karim 1 Taraba State Constituency By-election held on Saturday. Shittu scored a total of 5,901 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP Mr. Ali Kanda who scored 5,527 votes. The ADC candidate Garba Badina came 3rd with 2,069 votes while the Social Democratic Party SDP Abubakar Dauda came a distant Fourth with 106 votes in the keenly contested election. Mr Dio Jen deserted his seat as…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Super Falcons star Chiamaka Nnadozie bags a clean sheet as Brighton & Hove Albion beat Crystal Palace 5-0 in her debut. Super Falcons of Nigeria goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie made a commanding debut for Brighton & Hove Albion Women She helped secure a clean sheet in a resounding 5-0 victory over Crystal Palace in a behind-closed-doors friendly match. It was her first match since joining the club from Paris FC. Nnadozie was welcomed by the club on their official social media account earlier in the week. She was in action for the first 45 minutes and was substituted…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Lionel Messi is back from injury with a goal as Inter Miami defeats LA Galaxy 3-1 in an MLS clash. Lionel Messi made his MLS comeback after missing Inter Miami’s previous two games due to a leg muscle problem. With six minutes remaining, he scored the game-winning goal and provided an assist as the Herons defeated the LA Galaxy 3-1 after coming off the bench at halftime. After Jordi Alba’s goal put his team ahead 1-0 at halftime, Miami coach Javier Mascherano substituted Messi for Venezuelan winger Telasco Segovia. The Argentine World Cup champion had a while…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo An end in sight for the Kelechi Iheanacho transfer saga, as he has reached an agreement on personal terms with a Turkish club prepared to match Sevilla’s demands. Despite Kelechi Iheanacho’s impressive performance in pre-season and the praise he received from head coach Mathias Almeyda, he is still on the transfer list for Sevilla. Turkish Super Lig side Samunspor are eyeing the Super Eagles striker and are going to make him the latest in an increasing list of Super Eagles players plying their trade in Turkey. NEXTER Sports reported, Iheanacho has been courted by a number of…